LAND DEVELOPMENT

In our ever growing world, land is a precious commodity. We need space to grow but face the challenge of keeping our environment healthy. These two facts make smart land development vital to our world today. Capstone is focused on proper planning that leads to superior quality for both the site and its surrounding environment. From site plan preparation to infrastructure development, we can aid in any step of Site Development. Let our experience help you develop a site that is at the top of all others.

  • Site Plan Preparation
  • Utility System Design
  • Biorentention Studies
  • Storm Drainage Design
  • Grading Plans
  • Sediment & Erosion Plans
  • Infrastructure Development
  • Roadway Design

WATER RESOURCES

Water is one of our most valuable natural resources and is essential to our lives. We don't think often enough about the process for getting clean water when we need it or the process for ridding our environments of waste. At Capstone Civil Group, we specialize in designing systems that control the quantity, quality, timing, collection and distribution of water to support both human habitation and the needs of the environment. We offer water, wastewater, and storm drainage design services that are recognized by our clients as being at the pinnacle of the industry.

  • Water Distribution
  • Wastewater Collection
  • Pumping Stations
  • Surface Hydrology
  • Floodplain Analysis
  • Water Quality
  • BMP Analysis/Design
  • Wetland Delineation
  • Watershed Assessment

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING

It all starts with the foundation for a building. If there is a problem with its support, the structure cannot stand. Subsurface exploration, therefore, is a critical component in building any structure. Our engineers can employ numerous investigative techniques as applicable for engineering analysis and design recommendations presented in an engineering report.

  • Soil Borings
  • Rock Core Drilling
  • Test Pits, Ground Probing Radar
  • Siesmic Refraction
  • In-situ Pressuremeter Testing
  • Well Monitoring

CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL TESTINGG

Having the right tools for a job has a big impact on how well you will be able to perform at that job. Having the right materials in the right place (at the right time) is critical. Capstone can help ensure construction materials are properly placed during construction. From proctors for soils to asphalt inspection, our staff is able to help with many different forms of testing. Our staff and laboratories are certified by accredited organizations.

  • Soil Testing:
  • densities
  • proctors
  • classifications

  • Concrete Testing:
  • slump
  • air
  • cylinders
  • mix design
  • plant inspection
  • Asphalt Testing:
  • densities
  • placement monitoring
  • cores;
  • NCDOT QMS Superpave Certified Asphalt Inspections

SPECIAL INSPECTIONS

The need for Special Inspections is significant. Special Inspections are a part of the North Carolina State Building Code (NCSBC) Section 1704, addressing code compliance issues that directly effect life safety. Capstone is certified by Mecklenburg County as a Special Inspection Firm (SIF) per NCSBC Chapter 17.

Capstone is certified to provide special inspection for the following inspection types:

  • Verification of Soils
  • Excavation and Filling
  • Piling and Drilled Piers
  • Modular Retaining Walls
  • Reinforced Concrete
  • Post Tension Slabs-on-Ground and Post-Tension Concrete
  • Precast Concrete Erection
  • Prestressed Concrete
  • Inspection of Pre-Cast Concrete Fabricators
  • Inspection of Structural Steel Fabricators
  • Structural

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

From engineering to construction management services our business continues to exceed the expectations of our clients. During the construction phase we focus on ensuring a satisfaction guaranteed project focusing on safety, staying below budgets, staying ahead of schedule and delivering the highest quality. By following through on plans established during pre-construction and consistently evaluating the approach, we are always looking to improve processes and devise even better alternatives.

Capstone delivers projects of great value for clients through services that include;

  • Site evaluation and development
  • Site management planning
  • Evaluate Schedules, Budgets, & Constructability Issues
  • Estimating & Scheduling
  • Value engineering
  • Coordinate & Control Construction Documents
  • Develop & Implement Project Procedures
  • Develop Bid Packages
  • Evaluate Bids
  • Minority Participation
  • Subcontractors, material availability, and quality
  • Identification and purchasing of long lead items
  • Develop Construction Contracts
  • Manage, Schedule & Coordinate Contractor Work
  • Monitor & Maintain Cost Control
  • Evaluate Change Order Requests & Resolve Disputes
  • Assist with Permitting & Approvals
  • Monitor Construction for Conformance with Design Documents
  • Facilitate & Determine Substantial Completion
  • Coordinate Start-up, Move-in & Project Closeout

CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION

Capstone offers a full range of construction phase engineering services including contract administration, shop drawing review, construction observation, reviewing and approving contractor invoices, preparing and negotiating change orders, performing final inspection and certification. The efforts of our construction administration team will include the following:

  • Preconstruction conference
  • Review and approval of contractor’s schedule of value
  • Shop drawing review and processing
  • Requests for clarifications (RFI)
  • Issuance of field directives
  • Change order review and processing
  • Pay requests review and processing
  • Project progress meetings
  • Substantial completion inspection and punch list
  • Final completion inspection
  • Project close‐out documentation including record drawings
  • Issuance of project certification to the State

ENVIRONMENTAL

Our eyes are always on the environment and how to preserve it. However, thing do happen like spills and leaks of hazardous and harmful materials. Furthermore, such events could have happen before a site's present day surroundings arrived. That is why Capstone offers Environmental Services that can help you understand your property's condition and help you make the right moves. We can provide sound solutions for the worst of environmental problems. Capstone offers:

  • Phase I, site assessments
  • Phase II, sampling and investigation
  • Phase III, remedial design and feasibility studies

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Capstone promotes sustainability through the use of renewable energy sources. The appetite for oil and other energy sources is growing dramatically. The utilization of solar energy as renewable energy is growing every year. Solar technologies are broadly characterized as either passive solar or active solar depending on the way they capture, convert and distribute solar energy. Active solar techniques include the use of photovoltaic panels and solar thermal collectors to harness the energy. Passive solar techniques include orienting a building to the Sun, selecting materials with favorable thermal mass or light dispersing properties, and designing spaces that naturally circulate air.

  • Energy Education
  • Energy Conservation Measures
  • Solar Thermal
  • Solar Photovoltaic